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Originally Posted by ctucker
Reviving a very old thread here. Just want to say I live in New Brunswick and here things are regulated provincially. The Health Act is very flaky. From reading it I understand that I CAN get my kitchen licensed so long as it meets requirements. It does not state anywhere as to whether I NEED to. It does say that if I am producing food for sale at public market (flea market, bake sale, farmers market etc.) that I do not require an inspection. So basically, I can make a cake/cookies/whatever and sell it to somebody so long as I set up at the market without any regulations or inspection but I may require one if I want to make cake for events and parties (yeah...that makes no sense to me). I jokingly suggested to my husband that maybe we go to the market weekly with treats and advertise that we can make custom treats so long as the customer agrees to pick them up from the market the following week. I am waiting to hear back from the health department with my questions, in which case I will be sure to update this post.
** Please note ** This is from my own interpretation of the regulations. Please consult them yourself before making any decisions. I cannot be held liable for misinformation
Reviving a very old thread here. Just want to say I live in New Brunswick and here things are regulated provincially. The Health Act is very flaky. From reading it I understand that I CAN get my kitchen licensed so long as it meets requirements. It does not state anywhere as to whether I NEED to. It does say that if I am producing food for sale at public market (flea market, bake sale, farmers market etc.) that I do not require an inspection. So basically, I can make a cake/cookies/whatever and sell it to somebody so long as I set up at the market without any regulations or inspection but I may require one if I want to make cake for events and parties (yeah...that makes no sense to me). I jokingly suggested to my husband that maybe we go to the market weekly with treats and advertise that we can make custom treats so long as the customer agrees to pick them up from the market the following week. I am waiting to hear back from the health department with my questions, in which case I will be sure to update this post.
** Please note ** This is from my own interpretation of the regulations. Please consult them yourself before making any decisions. I cannot be held liable for misinformation
From what I understand we have the same regulations in BC. If I want to bake and sell from home I need a seperate kitchen, but if I want to bake and take that to the market and sell it in a dirty field, that's okay! That makes no sense at all to me!
I think we need to get the wheels rolling on a Cottage Food law for Canada!
Does anyone know who to call to find out the exact regulations? Should I be calling the Ministry of Health or my own municipality? I live in the sticks, and I'm fairly certain my municipality would have no idea of what the rules are!
